Stock Yards Bank & Trust Co. Reduces Stock Position in NXP Semiconductors N.V. $NXPI

Stock Yards Bank & Trust Co. reduced its holdings in shares of NXP Semiconductors N.V. (NASDAQ:NXPI) by 40.3% during the second quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 2,491 shares of the semiconductor provider’s stock after selling 1,683 shares during the quarter. Stock Yards Bank & Trust Co.’s holdings in NXP Semiconductors were worth $544,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other institutional investors also recently modified their holdings of the company. Brown Lisle Cummings Inc. lifted its stake in shares of NXP Semiconductors by 121.7% during the 2nd quarter. Brown Lisle Cummings Inc. now owns 153 shares of the semiconductor provider’s stock valued at $33,000 after buying an additional 84 shares in the last quarter. Hemington Wealth Management lifted its stake in NXP Semiconductors by 50.0% in the 1st quarter. Hemington Wealth Management now owns 177 shares of the semiconductor provider’s stock worth $33,000 after purchasing an additional 59 shares in the last quarter. Hilltop National Bank purchased a new stake in NXP Semiconductors in the 2nd quarter worth approximately $44,000. Valley National Advisers Inc. lifted its stake in NXP Semiconductors by 118.9% in the 1st quarter. Valley National Advisers Inc. now owns 232 shares of the semiconductor provider’s stock worth $43,000 after purchasing an additional 126 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Rossby Financial LCC purchased a new stake in NXP Semiconductors in the 1st quarter worth approximately $46,000. 90.54% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several research firms have issued reports on NXPI. Stifel Nicolaus increased their target price on shares of NXP Semiconductors from $170.00 to $210.00 and gave the stock a “hold” rating in a research note on Friday, July 18th. KGI Securities upgraded shares of NXP Semiconductors to a “strong-buy” rating in a research note on Wednesday, July 23rd. Evercore ISI reiterated an “outperform” rating and issued a $289.00 target price (up from $237.00) on shares of NXP Semiconductors in a research note on Thursday, June 12th. Needham & Company LLC increased their target price on shares of NXP Semiconductors from $225.00 to $250.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Tuesday, July 22nd. Finally, The Goldman Sachs Group began coverage on shares of NXP Semiconductors in a research note on Thursday, July 10th. They issued a “buy” rating and a $276.00 target price on the stock. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, fifteen have assigned a Buy rating and four have issued a Hold rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, NXP Semiconductors currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $256.05.

NXP Semiconductors Trading Up 0.5%

Shares of NXPI opened at $228.89 on Friday. The stock has a market capitalization of $57.71 billion, a P/E ratio of 27.28, a PEG ratio of 2.59 and a beta of 1.44. The company has a quick ratio of 1.20, a current ratio of 1.74 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.99. The firm has a fifty day simple moving average of $224.57 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $209.57. NXP Semiconductors N.V. has a twelve month low of $148.09 and a twelve month high of $256.62.

NXP Semiconductors (NASDAQ:NXPI) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Monday, July 21st. The semiconductor provider reported $2.72 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $2.66 by $0.06. The business had revenue of $2.93 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $2.90 billion. NXP Semiconductors had a net margin of 17.72% and a return on equity of 27.99%. The firm’s revenue for the quarter was down 6.4% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the prior year, the company posted $3.20 EPS. NXP Semiconductors has set its Q3 2025 guidance at 2.890-3.300 EPS. On average, research analysts anticipate that NXP Semiconductors N.V. will post 10.28 EPS for the current year.

NXP Semiconductors Announces Dividend

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, October 8th. Shareholders of record on Wednesday, September 17th will be given a dividend of $1.014 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Wednesday, September 17th. This represents a $4.06 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.8%. NXP Semiconductors’s dividend payout ratio is presently 48.39%.

Insider Buying and Selling at NXP Semiconductors

In other NXP Semiconductors news, CFO William Betz sold 6,785 shares of the stock in a transaction on Monday, July 28th. The shares were sold at an average price of $227.34, for a total transaction of $1,542,501.90. Following the completion of the sale, the chief financial officer owned 1,520 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $345,556.80. This represents a 81.70% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available at the SEC website. Also, President Rafael Sotomayor sold 2,000 shares of the stock in a transaction on Tuesday, August 12th. The shares were sold at an average price of $219.57, for a total transaction of $439,140.00. Following the sale, the president directly owned 4,958 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $1,088,628.06. The trade was a 28.74% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders sold 9,785 shares of company stock valued at $2,197,852 in the last quarter. Company insiders own 0.12% of the company’s stock.

NXP Semiconductors Company Profile

NXP Semiconductors N.V. offers various semiconductor products. The company's product portfolio includes microcontrollers; application processors, including i.MX application processors, and i.MX 8 and 9 family of applications processors; communication processors; wireless connectivity solutions, such as near field communications, ultra-wideband, Bluetooth low-energy, Zigbee, and Wi-Fi and Wi-Fi/Bluetooth integrated SoCs; analog and interface devices; radio frequency power amplifiers; and security controllers, as well as semiconductor-based environmental and inertial sensors, including pressure, inertial, magnetic, and gyroscopic sensors.